2010–11 NK Maribor season explained

Club:	NK Maribor
Season:	2010–11
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Drago Cotar
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Darko Milanič
Stadium:	Ljudski vrt
League:	Slovenian League
League Result:	Winners
Cup1:	Slovenian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
Cup2:	Slovenian Supercup
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup3:	Europa League
Cup3 Result:	Play-off round
League Topscorer:	Marcos Tavares (16)
Season Topscorer:	Marcos Tavares (21)
Highest Attendance:	12,000 vs Palermo (26 August 2010)
Lowest Attendance:	800 vs Triglav (27 November 2010)
Average Attendance:	3,589^[1]
Prevseason:	2009–10
Nextseason:	2011–12
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The 2010–11 season was the 51st season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 20th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league's establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2011. The club started and finished the season with Darko Milanič as head coach and were crowned the league champions for the ninth time. They were also runners-up of the Slovenian cup and supercup.

The club began their league campaign with a total of 37 points in their first 15 matches, during which time they were undefeated. This set the new all-time league record for the best start of the season, previously held by Domžale (35 points).

Season review

The team played its opening match of the season in a Supercup final on 9 July 2010, when they lost against Koper after penalties (5–4).^[2] The score after regulation was 0–0. Maribor qualified for the final as a Slovenian Cup winner of the previous season. Traditionally, the Supercup final was played at a home stadium of the Slovenian champions, however, in this season it was played in Maribor, due to the construction of a new stadium in Koper at the time.

During their Europa League campaign, the club had a solid run and played a total of six matches in the competition.^[3] Their record was four wins, one draw and one defeat in matches against Videoton, Hibernian and Palermo. The team did particularly well on home field at the Ljudski vrt stadium as they recorded three wins in three matches with a goal difference of 9–2. However, that was not enough for progression as their only defeat came in the first leg of the play-off round against Palermo (3–0).^[4] In the second leg Maribor was winning against the Italian side 2–0 after 60 minutes of play, however, the match eventually finished with a 3–2 home victory which was not enough to progress into the main stage of the competition.^[5] After the match it was announced that Palermo had acquired Josip Iličić and Armin Bačinović, two of the top players during the club's Europa league campaign.^[6]

The club did extremely well during the 2010–11 PrvaLiga season as the team was in the league's top position after every round of the season, except after week two when they were second.^[7] Maribor was undefeated in the league up until the 21st round in March 2011, when they were defeated at home, by Gorica (3–1). Before that the team's score in the first 20 rounds was 14 wins and six draws. Eventually the team won their ninth league title with 75 points, eight more than second placed Domžale.^[8] Marcos Tavares, team captain, was the league's best scorer with 16 goals.^[9] In addition he was the club's best scorer during the season with 21 goals in all competitions. Tavares was also voted as the best player of the season by the players,^[10] the media^[11] and the fans.He scored one goal in the 2010–11 Cup season where the team reached the final that was played in late May 2011, at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana against Domžale.^[12] In a spectacular match, which ended with the score of 4–3 after 90 minutes, Domžale prevailed and won their first ever Slovenian cup title. With the 2010–11 Slovenian league title, the club has won its 16th major title in its 20th season in Slovenian football.^[13]

Slovenian League

Standings

Results by round

Matches

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Squad statistics

Key

Players

• No. = Shirt number
• Pos. = Playing position
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward

Nationality

• = Brazil
• = Croatia
• = Slovenia

Competitions

• Apps = Appearances
• = Yellow card
• = Red card

Key

	The player was selected in the official 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season and was chosen as the league's MVP
	The player was selected in the official 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season
♦	The player was the top scorer in the respective competition

Appearances and goals

Correct as of 29 May 2011, end of the 2010–11 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Player in bold received the Purple Warrior trophy as the club's most valuable player, selected by the fans. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2010–11 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			League		Cup		Supercup		Europa League		Total
2	DF	Matic Črnic		0		0						0
3	DF	Elvedin Džinić	11			0				0	13
4	DF	Jovan Vidović		0		0						0
5	MF	Željko Filipović	14	0							18
6	DF	Martin Milec
7	DF	Aleš Mejač	12	0		0		0		0	19	0
8	MF		21					0			32	10
9	FW	Marcos Tavares	33	16 ♦				0			46	21
10	MF	Tomislav Pavličić	15			0		0		0	21
11	FW	Dragan Jelić		0				0		0		0
11	FW	Etien Velikonja	16								19
12	GK	Marko Pridigar	13	0		0		0		0	20	0
13	GK	Matej Radan	24	0		0				0	31	0
14	FW	Vito Plut	17			0				0	22
15	DF	Luka Krajnc		0								0
17	FW	Dalibor Volaš	15					0			25	12
20	MF	Goran Cvijanović	34			0		0		0	47
21	MF	Armin Bačinović		0				0		0	10	0
22	DF	Nejc Potokar	13	0		0					15	0
23	DF	Mitja Rešek		0		0						0
25	MF	Semir Spahić		0								0
26	DF		29			0		0		0	42
27	MF	Josip Iličić									11
27	FW	Alen Ploj				0
28	DF		35			0		0		0	48
29	MF	Timotej Dodlek	29	0						0	34
32	FW	Robert Berić	30							0	35
36	DF	Aleš Majer	26	0		0					32	0
39	FW	David Bunderla		0		0				0		0
55	MF	Rajko Rep	26			0					30
66	DF	Siniša Andjelković	18	0		0		0			27
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	20					0		0	30
90	MF	Gabriel		0		0						0

Discipline

Correct as of 29 May 2011, end of the 2010–11 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card. Player in bold received the Purple Warrior trophy as the club's most valuable player, selected by the fans. Only the players, which received at least one yellow or red card, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2010–11 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name
			League		Cup		Supercup		Europa League		Total
3	DF	Elvedin Džinić		0	0	0			0	0		0
4	DF	Jovan Vidović		0								0
5	MF	Željko Filipović				0
6	DF	Martin Milec		0								0
7	DF	Aleš Mejač		0	0	0	0	0		0		0
8	MF			0	0	0		0	0	0		0
9	FW	Marcos Tavares		0		0	0	0	0	0		0
11	FW	Etien Velikonja		0		0						0
12	GK	Marko Pridigar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
13	GK	Matej Radan		0		0			0	0		0
17	FW	Dalibor Volaš		0	0	0	0	0		0		0
20	MF	Goran Cvijanović		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
21	MF	Armin Bačinović	0	0				0		0		0
22	DF	Nejc Potokar			0	0
23	DF	Mitja Rešek		0		0						0
26	DF			0		0	0	0	0	0		0
27	MF	Josip Iličić		0					0	0		0
28	DF					0	0	0		0
29	MF	Timotej Dodlek			0	0			0	0
32	FW	Robert Berić			0	0			0	0
36	DF	Aleš Majer				0					10
55	MF	Rajko Rep			0	0
66	DF	Siniša Andjelković		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
90	MF	Gabriel		0	0	0						0

Transfers and loans

Summer transfer window

Transfer	Position	Name	Nat.	From / last	To	Note
Transfer out	MF	Rene Mihelič		Maribor	Nacional	Undisclosed transfer fee^[14]
Transfer out	MF	Dejan Školnik		Maribor	Nacional	Undisclosed transfer fee^[15]
Transfer in	DF	Aleksander Rajčević		Koper	Maribor	Free agent^[16]
Transfer in	DF	Mitja Viler		Koper	Maribor	Free agent^[17]
Transfer in	MF	Tomislav Pavličić		Cibalia	Maribor	Free agent^[18]
Transfer in	MF	Goran Cvijanović		Gorica	Maribor	Free agent^[19]
Transfer in	MF	Josip Iličić		Interblock	Maribor	Co-ownership deal^[20]
Transfer in	FW	Robert Berić		Interblock	Maribor	Co-ownership deal
Transfer out	MF	Josip Iličić		Maribor	Palermo	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €2,3 million^[21]
Transfer out	MF	Armin Bačinović		Maribor	Palermo	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €1,2 million
Transfer in	MF	Rajko Rep		Celje	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €0,3 million^[22]
Loan out	FW	Dragan Jelić		Maribor	Krylia Sovetov	Three month loan until 30 November 2010
Loan out	FW	Armend Sprečo		Maribor	Mura 05	Loan until 1 June 2011^[23]
Loan out	GK	Matej Radan		Maribor	Mura 05	Loan
Transfer out	GK	Miha Bratušek		Maribor	Aluminij	Free transfer
Transfer in	MF	Željko Filipović		Koper	Maribor	Released by the club^[24]

Winter transfer window

Transfer	Position	Name	Nat.	From / last	To	Note
Transfer out	DF	Siniša Anđelković		Maribor	Palermo	Undisclosed transfer fee^[25]
Transfer in	DF	Jovan Vidović		Domžale	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee
Transfer in	MF	Da Silva		Olimpija	Maribor	Released by the club^[26]
Transfer out	DF	Elvedin Džinič		Maribor	Charleroi	Undisclosed transfer fee^[27]
Transfer in	FW	Etien Velikonja		Gorica	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee + Vito Plut^[28]
Transfer out	FW	Vito Plut		Maribor	Gorica	Part of Etien Velikonja transfer
Transfer out	FW	Dalibor Volaš		Maribor	Sheriff	Undisclosed transfer fee^[29]
Transfer out	FW	David Bunderla		Maribor	Koper	Released by the club^[30]
Loan out	FW	Dragan Jelić		Maribor	Willem II	Loan until 1 June 2011
Loan out	MF	Semir Spahić		Maribor	Drava	Loan until 1 June 2011^[31]

Footnotes

• Knockout matches which were decided on penalty kicks are listed as a draw.
• Traditionally, the Slovenian Supercup is played at the stadium of the previous year league champions. FC Koper has won the 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga, however, their Bonifika Stadium was closed at the time of the match due to redevelopment, and the 2010 final was played at the Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor, the home of NK Maribor. Thus, the match is listed as being played at home.

See also

• List of NK Maribor seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistični pregled 2010–11. sl. 16 July 2017. Slovenian PrvaLiga.
2. News: Kopru prva lovorika sezone . FC Koper have won the first silverware of the season . Nogomania . 10 July 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
3. Web site: Europa League – NK Maribor . https://web.archive.org/web/20100729001403/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/club=57490/matches/index.html . dead . 29 July 2010 . . 8 June 2011.
4. Web site: Palermo 3–0 Maribor . . 8 June 2011.
5. Web site: Maribor 3–2 Palermo . . 8 June 2011 .
6. Web site: Iličić in Bačinović v Palermo, prišel Rep . Ž.Š, L.G. . 27 July 2010 . . sl. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100830150428/http://www.zurnal24.si/nogomet/nogomet-maribor-prestop-ilici-bacinovic-ampak-jelic-182417/clanek. 30 August 2010. live .
7. Web site: Razpored tekmovanja – 10/11 . . 8 June 2011 . sl .
8. News: Svečano v LV, Nafti obstanek . . 29 May 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601194049/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/rezultati/2011/05/prvaliga_36_krog.aspx . 1 June 2011 .
9. Web site: Tavares nasledil Osterca, tujci znižali na 8:12 . Rok Plestenjak . . 30 May 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20110602072441/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2011/05/tavares_najboljsi_strelec.aspx . 2 June 2011 . dead .
10. Web site: Tavares po izboru kolegov . Slovenian PrvaLiga. sl. 8 June 2011.
11. Web site: Marcos Tavares po izboru Večera najboljši nogometaš sezone . 18 May 2011 . . sl. 8 June 2011.
12. News: Domžalčanom pokalni prvenec . . 25 May 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
13. Web site: Osebna izkaznica . NK Maribor . sl . 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616201315/http://www.nkmaribor.com/dokument.asp?id=9. 16 June 2011 . live.
14. News: Mihelič za pet let k Nacionalu . Mihelič for five years to Nacional . Tina Pertoci . . 4 February 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100616064150/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/02/mihelic_za_pet_let_k_nacinalu.aspx . 16 June 2010 . dead .
15. News: Školnik po poteh Miheliča . Školnik followed Mihelič's path . Tina Pertoci . . 27 May 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701151025/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/05/skolnik_po_poteh_mihelica.aspx . 1 July 2010 . dead .
16. News: Rajčevič po osvojenem naslovu v Maribor . Rajčevič to Maribor after winning the league . Tina Pertoci . . 26 April 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020831/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/04/rajcevic_po_osvojenem_naslovu_v_maribor.aspx . 7 July 2010 . dead .
17. News: Maribor v svoje vrste zvabil še enega prvaka . Maribor signed another league winning player . Tina Pertoci . . 27 May 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701133821/http://www.siol.net/Sportal/Nogomet/Prva_liga/Novice/2010/05/Viler_sledil_Rajcevicu_v_Maribor.aspx . 1 July 2010 . dead .
18. Web site: Zahovič "desetko" našel na Hrvaškem . Zahovič found "number ten" in Croatia . Tina Pertoci . . 31 May 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602064626/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/05/mariborcani_naslednika_mihelica_nasli_na_hrvaskem.aspx . 2 June 2010 . dead .
19. News: Cvijanovič nova moč "vijolic" . Cvijanović is a new power for "The Violets" . Tina Pertoci . . 1 June 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100710055414/http://www.siol.net/Sportal/Nogomet/Prva_liga/Novice/2010/06/Cvijanovic_nova_moc_vijolic.aspx . 10 July 2010 . dead .
20. Web site: Iličić in Berić v Maribor! . Iličić and Berić in Maribor! . M. G. . T. Z. . J. K. . 8 July 2010 . . sl. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100711064501/http://www.zurnal24.si/nogomet/Josip-ilicic-robert-beric-interblock-maribor-prestop-zlatko-zahovic-177190/clanek. 11 July 2010. live.
21. News: Hernandez: Pri zaostanku 0:2 ni bilo prevelike panike . Hernandez: There were no panic after being 2:0 down . Matej Rijavec . . sl . 27 August 2010 . 12 August 2013 .
22. News: Maribor ni pravi klub zame . https://archive.today/20130812184512/http://www.nogomania.com/Slovenski-Nogomet/Prva-SNL/Novica/Maribor-ni-pravi-klub-zame.aspx . dead . 12 August 2013 . Maribor was not the right club for me . Miran. Zore . Nogomania . 12 August 2013 . 12 August 2013 . sl .
23. News: Mura 05 bo sodelovala z Mariborom, ne tudi z Nafto . Mura 05 will cooperate with Maribor, but not with Nafta . Karlo Vratarič . . 20 July 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20100723143651/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/07/mura_05_bo_sodelovala_z_mariborom_ne_tudi_z_nafto.aspx . 23 July 2010 . dead .
24. News: Filipovič tudi po zaslugi Iličiča v Maribor . Filipovic in Maribor thanks to Ilicic . Dario Dotto . . 31 August 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811001919/http://89.143.249.33/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2010/08/mariborcani_zvabili_filipovica.aspx . 11 August 2011 . dead .
25. News: Uradno: Andjelkovič v Palermo . Official: Andjelkovic to Palermo . Nogomania . 7 December 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
26. News: Da Silva podpisal za Maribor . https://archive.today/20130416053329/http://www.zurnal.org/nogomet/da-silva-maribor-joao-gabriel-olimpija-nogomet-prva-liga-195322/clanek . dead . 16 April 2013 . Da Silva signed for Maribor . M. G. . . 17 December 2010 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
27. News: Džinić v Belgijo . Dzinic to Belgium . sport-tv.si . 10 January 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
28. News: Uradno: Velikonja v Maribor! . Official: Velikonja in Maribor . Nogomania . 17 January 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
29. News: Volaš v Moldaviji . Volaš in Moldova . Rok Viškovič . . 19 January 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20110309183002/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/novice/2011/01/volas_v_moldaviji.aspx . 9 March 2011 . dead .
30. News: Jelič okrepil Willem II . Jelič signed for Willem II . Nogomania . 24 January 2011 . 8 June 2011 . sl .
31. Web site: Zimske priprave – pripravljalne tekme . Winter friendly games . Viole Maribor . 26 January 2011 . Viole Maribor official website . sl . 8 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110704010858/http://violemaribor.com/viole/431-pripravezima2011.html . 4 July 2011 . dead .